Sights & Attractions in Venice

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Arsenale Visible from the street, the Arsenale's impressive Renaissance...	Military Sites, Historic Districts / Sites, Industrial Sites	Castello

Burano Cheerfully painted houses line the canals of this quiet village...	Islands	Islands of the Lagoon

Ca' d'Oro One of the postcard sights of Venice, this exquisite Venetian...	Museums / Galleries	Cannaregio

Ca' Rezzonico Designed by Baldassare Longhena in the 17th century, this gigantic...	Museums / Galleries	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Gallerie dell'Accademia The greatest museum of Venetian paintings in the world, these...	Museums / Galleries	San Marco and Dorsoduro


Jewish Ghetto The neighborhood that gave the world the word ghetto is today...	Religious Sites, Neighborhoods / Streets	Cannaregio

Madonna dell'Orto Though built toward the middle of the 14th century, this church...	Religious Sites	Cannaregio

Murano As in Venice, bridges here link a number of small islands, which...	Towns	Islands of the Lagoon

Palazzo Ducale Rising majestically above the Piazzetta San Marco, this Gothic...	Museums / Galleries	Piazza San Marco

Peggy Guggenheim Collection Housed in the surprisingly small and charming Palazzo Venier...	Museums / Galleries	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Ponte di Rialto The competition to design a stone bridge across the Grand Canal...	Bridges / Tunnels	San Polo and Santa Croce

San Giorgio Maggiore There's been a church on this island since the 8th century, with...	Religious Sites	San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca

Santa Maria dei Miracoli Tiny yet harmoniously proportioned, this Renaissance gem, built...	Religious Sites	Cannaregio

Santa Maria della Salute The most iconic landmark of the Grand Canal, La Salute (as this...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Completed in 1442, this immense Gothic church of russet-color...	Religious Sites	San Polo and Santa Croce

Santi Giovanni e Paolo A venerated jewel, this gorgeous church looms over one of the...	Religious Sites	Castello

Santissimo Redentore After a plague in 1576 claimed some 50,000 people—nearly...	Religious Sites	San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca

Scuola Grande di San Rocco Saint Rocco's popularity stemmed from his miraculous recovery...	Museums / Galleries	San Polo and Santa Croce

Torcello Some people call this tiny island the most magical place in Venice...	Religious Sites, Islands	Islands of the Lagoon
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